Icing-rack.



G. COLLIS, vDEGD. vr. M. coms. Execunlx.

ICING RACK. APPLlcAxoN man APR. 22. 1915.

1,179,349., Patented Apr.11,1916.

Geo/:ge Cal/115' mTED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

GEORGE COLLIS, OF CLINTON, IOWA; FLORENCE MAY CO'LLIS, EXECUTRIX OF SAIDl IOWA, A CORPORATION OF IOWA.

GEORGE COLLIS, DECEASED, ASSIG-NOR TO THE COLLIS COMPANY, 0F CLINTON,

ICING-RACK.

Zen of the United States, residing at Clinton, in the county of Clinton and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Icing-Racks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to rack-structures especially adapted for use in connection with apparatus for coating or icing articles of food, etc.

In United States Iatent No. 1,130,379, granted tome on the 2nd day of March, 1915, there is disclosed an icing rack which includes an elongated supporting bar provided on its sides with incuts, a series of pendent drop-wires clenched around the bar and in said incuts and each provided with holes through which extend article-piercing Wires. That structure has proved of great utility for holding cookies, for instance, while being iced. In the present instance, I have presented a structure for a similar purpose but of a radically different form and having structural and other advantages and attributes which are self-evident. tical use, it has been found to possess a high degree of strength, rigidity and efficiency and, it is, nevertheless, of simple construction.

This invention seeks in general to provide an icing wire which will, during use, present a minimum of icing-catching parts to the coating substance, so that accumulation thereof on the structure shall be negligible.v

That the invention may be more clearly comprehended, drawings thereof are hereto appended, these being illustrative of a preferred type of structure and `of one of many possible embodiments and utilizations of the improvement; thoughl .it is to be understood-and as will be manifest-it is capable of other embodiments and utilizations employing the underlying principles of the invention and falling within the spirit thereof and within the 'objects contemploted thereby.

In 'these drawings: -Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a rack-structure constructed in accordance with the preferred embodiment of my present invention, and showing the progressive manner of attaching a series of' drop hangers to their common support- Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Application led April 22, 1915. Serial No. 23,097.

Patented Api. 11, 191e.

ing-bar; Fig. 2 isa fragmentary view in top plan of a completed hanger mounted on the bar; Flg. 3 is a view in vertical transverse section through the bar and one of the attached hangers; Fig. I is a fragmentary vlew in front elevation (partly in section.) of one of the hangers as welded to the supporting bar; Fig. 5 is a view in section of the lower portion' of one of the pendent portions of a drop-hanger showing the manner of securing the article-piercing wires there- 1n; and Fig. 6 is a detached view, on an enlarged scale, of a reinforcing. clip for securing drop-hanger to its supporting-wire.

Referring to the drawings, the referencecharacter 1 designates a supporting-member which,vin this instance and by way of example is shown as an elongated bar. Preferably and as'shown, a series of drop-hangers (2, 3 and 4) are juxtaposed on andsecured (as by welding) to kthe bar, in spaced relation. Each of these drop hangers includes a pairv of pendent stems or portions 5 and a horizontal connecting portion '6 which is integral with the stems. These portions, as shown, present an inverted U-shaped hanger, the stems of each pair of which are spaced from each other and are alined with the supporting-bar. These U-shaped hangers are formed in'any suitable way and are of appropriate dimensions and material. As shown in Fig. t, and at the leftof Fig. `1, the horizontal portion of each hanger is crimped or otherwise offset to present two attaching points'. These provide for conveniently effecting 'a welding of the hanger ,tothe bar, as shown in Fig. 4. At times,

these hangers may be subjected to a considerablestrainand might, then, be broken o the bar. To reinforce their securement thereto, I may provide an encompassing clip or plate 8. As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 6 particularly, this plate is cut to provide overlappingportions 8a. These clips are, in any suitable and convenient manner, wrapped around the bar so as to embrace it and the yconnecting portion 6 of a hanger. When the structure is completed, it is immersed in a bath of, `or otherwise treated with, tinv and thereby the clip is soldered to the bar and to the drop-hanger.

Each of the Vpairs of pendent stemsv of eachhanger is, at its lower end, drilled or otherwise provided with a series of holes 9 extending at an angle to the axis of the supporting-bar l. Through these are inserted article-piercing and holding elements 10, these being, in the present instance, in the form of sharpened wires. After the wires are disposed in these holes, the stems, at each side of the same, are indented, as at l1, to force the walls of the holes hard against the wires and, thus, effect a securement thereof in the stems. Preferably and as sho-wn, these wires extend in parallel relation away from opposite sides of the stem and at an obtuse angle thereto and at a right angle to the axis of the bar l.

The drop hangers are formed of stock o-f a diametral dimension greater than the Wires and less than that of the supporting-bar.

It ,is a desideratum of my invention that both of the ends of the hanger-stems shall occupy a position remote from the bar and that only the body-portion of the hanger shall be contiguous to the bar, furthermore, that the hangers shall comprise, each, a double stem, each of which Carries a series of article-holding wires, from which it follows that each hanger carries a plurality of series of these Wires; and, finally, that the hangers,themselves, shall not encompass the supporting-bar but shall be welded to the surface thereof and depend therefrom.

From y"the foregoing, it will be perceived that l have devised an icing-rack structure which is simple and compact in form and well adapted to achieve the objects contemplated by the invention.

It is to be understood that all matter contained in the foregoing description and shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a. limiting sense, and that the following claims are intended to cover the generic as Well as the specific features of the invention.

What I claim is:

l. A rack-structure including a supporting-member, a series of dro-p-hangers juxtaposed on the member, each hanger of the series comprising a plurality of stems spaced apart in substantially parallel relation, and a plurality of series of article-holding elements carried by the hangers and extending at an angle from the opposite sides thereof, each series being disposed substantially in parallel relation.

2. A rack-structure including a supporting-bar, a series of drop-hangers juxtaposed on the bar and depending therefrom in alined relation, each hanger of the series comprising a pair of stems spaced apart in substantially parallel relation, a plurality of series of article-holding elements extending.

through the stems of each of the drop-hangers and occupying a position at an angle to the opposite sides of the stems thereof.

3. A rack-structure including a supporting-bar, a series of two-stemmed drop-hang-` therefrom and each comprising a pair of pendent portions and a connecting portion integral with the pendent portions and secured to the bar in parellelism therewith, and a. series of article-holding elements extending from opposite sides of each pendent portion and angularly thereto.

A rack-structure including a supporting-bar, a series of drop-hangers depending therefrom and each comprising a pair of pendent portions and a connecting portion f integral with the pendent portions and secured to the bar in parallelism therewith, and a series of' article-holding elements extending from opposite sides of each pendent portion and angularly thereto and to the axis of the bar.

n 6. A rack-structure including a. supporting-bar, a series of drop-hangers depending therefrom and each comprising a pair of pendent portions and a connecting portion integral with the pendent portions and secured to the bar in parallelism therewith, and a series of article-holding elements extending through and beyond the opposite sides of each pendent portion and angularly' thereto and to the axis of the bar.

7 A rack-structure including a supporting-bar, a series of drop-hangers depending therefrom and each comprising a pair of pendent portions and a connecting portion integral with the pendent portions and secured to the bar in parallelism therewith, a series of article-holding elements extending through and beyond the opposite sides of each pendent portion and angularly thereto and to the axis of the bar, and a holding clip encompassing the bar and the connecting portion of each hanger. l

8. A rack-structure including a supporting-bar, a series of drop-hangers depending therefrom and each comprising a pair of pendent portions and a connecting portion integral with the pendent portions and secured to the bar in parallelism therewith, a series of article-holding elements extending through and beyond the opposite sides of each pendent portion and angularly thereto and to the axis of the bar, and a holding clip encompassing the bar and the connecting portion of each hanger and soldered both to the bar and to the hanger,

9. A rack-structure including an elongated supporting-bar, and a series of inverted U-shaped drop-hangers -juxtaposed on the bar and each provided with a pluralllO ity of series of juxtaposed, singularly-ar-` ranged article-holding elements.

10. A rack-structure including an elongated supporting-bar, and a series of inverted U-shaped drop-hangers juxtaposed on the har and each provided with a plurality of series of juxtaposed, angularly .arranged article-holding elements extendlng from the hangers at an angle to the axis of the bar.

11. A rack-structure including an elongated supporting-bar, a series of inverted U-shaped drop-hangers juxtaposed on the bar and each provided with a plurality of series of juxtaposed, angularly-arranged ar- 'ticle-holding elements extendingfrom the hangers at an angle to the axis of the bar, and a reinforcing clip encompassing the bar and a hanger.

l2. An icing-rack structure including a supporting-bar, a series of drop-hangers welded to the bar and comprising two pendent portions spaced apart in substantially parallel relation and joined by an integral connecting portion, article-holding elements extending angularly from each pendent portion of a hanger.

13. An icing-rack structure including a supporting-bar, a series of drop-hangers welded to the bar and comprising two pendent portions and an integral connecting portion, articlesholding elements extending angularly from each pendent portion of a hanger, and a holding clip encompassing the bar and the connecting portion of a hanger.

le. An icing-rack structure including a supporting-bar, a series of drop-hangers gularly from opposite sides of each pendent portion of a hanger and in parallel relation,

and a holding clip encompassing the bar and the connecting portion of a hanger.

16. An icing-rack structure including an elongated supporting bar; a series of dropliangers depending therefrom in alined arrangement, each hanger comprising a pair of pendent stems and a 'horizontal connecting portion integral with the stems and crimped to present a plurality of welding points secured to the bar; a reinforcing clip for each hanger, encompassing the connecting portion` and the bar and soldered to both; and a pair of article-piercing wires extending through each pendent stem and projecting beyond its sides in parallel relation and angulated relatively to the axis of the bar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE ooLLis.

Witnesses:

ANNA BLAAs, FRIEDA E. TvrrsoHLER.

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